Woodrow Wilson High School - Campanile Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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Art Department The ArT DeparTmenT aT Wilson OTTers endless oppOrTuni- Ties Tor sTudenTs inTeresTed in creaTive expression. The diversiTied program OT The ArT deparTmenT includes classes dealing wiTh all phases OT arT in bOTh The classic and commercial Tield. One OT The mosT popular courses oTTered is craTTs, where sTudenTs produce inTeresTing and oTTen eye-caTching resulTs wiTh many diTTerenT maTerials. Beginning painTing and drawing deals wiTh The basic TundamenTals OT 'arT such as color, use, and cOmpOsiTiOn. For Juniors and Seniors an advanced painTing and draw- ing course is oTTered in which bOTh These subiecTs are sTudied exTensively. The preparaTion Tor all dramaTic prOducTions is The respOnsibiliTy OT The ArT deparTmenT. Some oT The deparTmenT's biggesT proiecTs This year were The producTiOn OT The Ch.risTmas Play, The School Play, and The OpereTTa. Our Thanks go OuT To Mr. ValenTinO and Mrs. ROUTT Tor making This one OT The mosT produc- Tive deparTmenTs on campus. I-Iomemoking A subiecT viTally inTeresTing To all senior girls is home- making, Tor iT covers The Tull range OT sTudy involved in The managemenT OT The home. FuTure homemakers are TaughiT The imporTance OT budgeTing, The value OT suiT- able home decoraTion, The principles OT child guidance. The psychology OT a successTul marriage, and The skills OT sewing, cooking, and grooming. In addiTion, The course OTTers a varieTy oT experiences which bring The problems OT making a home inTo vivid Tocus. The Teachers in This deparTmenT are Mrs. Drummond and Mrs. Wieland. Librcrry and will develop an enThusiasm Tor reading. The sTudenTs who use The Wilson Library seek inTorma Tion or enTerTainmenT Trorn over 25,000 books The spe- cial services perTormed by The librarians, Miss T-lolTy and Mrs. Boorkman, are invaluable. Special displays such as book covers, picTures, and OTher illusTraTive maTeri1ls are seT ouT in The library and classrooms. Book lisTs and b bl Ographies are prepared, lisTing relaTed books in i course OT sTudy or in Types Tor recreaTional reading Periodic announcemenTs are made OT new maTerial available T-Tow ever, The library never overlooks iTs main gowl To pro vide maTerials which will enrich learning and Tewching

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Science Each sludenl, af some poinf in his career af Wilson, comes in con- iaci wifh The Science Deparimenr, wiih i'rs many courses from prac- iical science fo physics. In fhese classes many phases of ihe infinife world of science are explored, and Terms such as insecfs, acids, osmosis, solulions, bealcers, and circuils become meaningful -and familiar. Perhaps from one of Wilson's science classes will come an- ofher Edison, a Sallc, or even an Einsiein. Teachers in ihe science dee parfmeni are Mr. Burlceff, Mrs. Davis, Mr. Edmonds, Mr. Egellco, Mr. Ferris, Mr. Langlois, and Dr. Voisard, deparimeni head. Music Award-winning musical groups have been iradilional of Wilson 5 pasi' and present The uniiy and cooperaiion ol lhewe groups brinc spiril io The campus and renown io The school. Under ihe direclion ol: Mr. Elliihorpe and Mr. Eurianiclf, The glee clubs, choir, band, anc orchesfra malce The produciion of The opereiia, AES. conceri, and iradiiional seasonal programs possible. The band doe: a greal dea' 'ro add lo The Teslive spirii oi The pep assemblies and Tooiball games. Industrial Arts Very popular wiih Vlfilson boys who lilce lo work wiihlheir hands, The indusirial arls classes include wcodshop, rnelal shop, indusirial draw- ing, graphic aris and archileclural drawing, ln ihese and relaiec fields, boys enrolled in The induslrial aris classes compeie annuallx in a varieiy oi conlesis. The deparlmenl, headed by Mr. Thomas numbers among iis Teachers Mr Beiz lvlr Green lvlr Lorenzen nc 1 , s s - - . . . . a Mr. Morrison.

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fi Foreign Lornguoge ln a world of increased Tension, greaT sTress is placed on human communicaTion. Wilson's langu- age deparTmenT, under The di- recTion of Miss WesTon, sTrives To Teach undersTanding, The essence oT communicaTion, by a sTudy of language and peo- ple. German, LaTin, French, and Spanish are TaughT in This de- parTmenT by Teachers Miss WesTon, Mr. Karlik, Mrs. Davis. Mr. Lewis, Miss Cobb, Miss DougherTy, r. ConTreras, and Mr. Erie 6 Business Educortion Business courses are open To Those sTu- denTs who desire To learn business prin- ciples and leadership Training. Such courses combine vocaTional planning wiTh acTual preparaTion Tor a career in The business Tield. STudenTs insTruicTed in bookkeeping, business law, and busi- ness ariThmeTic receive educaTion which will be helpiul in The business vocaTions. The Thanks Tor This special educaTional privilege is given To Mr. l-laun, head oi The deparTmenT, and To his co-workers Mrs. Allgood, Mr. Baldwin, Mrs. Bay- less, Mr. Bilyeu, Miss Brown, Mrs. Jack- son, and Mr. Rossi. Mothemortics From The TundamenTals oT ariThmeTic Tc The complexiTies of TrigonomeTry, sTu- denTs Tind The answers To quesTions oT everyday liTe in Their maTh classes. Such classes Teach noT only The principles oT maThmaTics and The solving oT TexTbook problems, buT a logical or mechanica' applicaTion ol: These principles To The problems oT living. This is viTally im- porTanT: Tor, in our civilizaTion, all walks of liTe employ maThemaTics. Under The leadership oi Mr. Bakken, Teachers ir This deparTmenT are Mr. Chiuka, Dr. Har- Ter, Mr. l'luTTman, Mr. Lorenzen, Mrs. McBurnie, Mr. PeTers and Mr. Bilyeu.